Church Of St Mary

AYLBURTON CHURCH ROAD SO 60 SW (south side) 7/12 Church of St Mary 7.8.54 GV II Anglican parish church. Mainly early C14, but the whole building removed from original site and rebuilt in present position 1856. Coursed and squared sandstone, stone slate roofs to coped gables, and terminal cross to chancel. West tower, nave, south aisle, south porch, chancel. Tower in two stages on deep plinth to hipped roof with 2 small gables at ridge, square louvred belfry lights, roll mould mid string course, small single opening to west,ringers' door up 9 steps to pointed arch at south-east corner. South aisle, lancet to west, various C14 windows, deep porch double plan chamfer opening; inner door to plain chamfer, and niche with flanking figures over. 3-light east aisle window. To chancel, south side is round-headed priest's door and a 2-light window with cusping indoor a square head, east end has 2-light with irregular sexfoil over. On this wall a commemorative panel:

'This chapel was removed from the place where it stood on the hill above nearly without alteration M D CCC L VI'.

North side chancel 2-light with ogee-head cusping, and five 2-light C14 design windows between deep buttresses with double offsets to north side of nave. Interior: five bay arcade of octagonal piers with moulded caps to double-chamfered arches, arch-braced roof, north side windows with flat rere-arches in two chamfered orders. C14 moulded chancel arch, fine C15 octagonal stone 2-tier pulpit on reconstructed base. Chancel roof arch braced. Round bowl C15 font on square base. Some medieval glass fragments in south aisle east window.

Listing NGR: SO6172001950